Welcome to Lakes ...

Time Zone: Lakes lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lakes: 907

Communities Also Named Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lakes - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakes.

Communities near Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakes.

• Wasilla
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <1>
• Palmer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
• Houston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <1>
• Tanaina
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanaina
• Farm Loop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Loop
• Butte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
• Meadow Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
• Buffalo Soapstone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Soapstone
• Fishhook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
• Knik - Fairview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik - Fairview

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakes.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Lakes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lakes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lakes.